5. 2nd World Heavyweight Championship Reign (November 3, 2008-November 23, 2008)
- Defeated For The Title: Batista (Raw, November 3, 2008)
- Lost The Title To: John Cena (Survivor Series 2008)
- Days Held: 20
- Successful Televised Title Defenses: None
Chris Jericho was on fire in 2008, and it made all the sense in the world for him to win his first World Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven. However, Jericho’s title reign was interrupted when he randomly lost to Batista at Cyber Sunday. Just eight days later, Jericho regained the title in a controversial Steel Cage Match on the November 3, 2008 edition of Monday Night Raw. The title was back with the company’s top heel… but it didn’t last long.
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WWE announced John Cena would get a title shot in the main event of Survivor Series. The show took place in Cena’s hometown of Boston that year, and Cena defeated Jericho for the belt after a solid match. It’s hard to argue with this booking decision, but it’s a shame that Jericho didn’t get a longer championship run during this era. Instead, Jericho feuded with WWE legends heading into WrestleMania 25, before getting drafted to SmackDown.
